Mathematics Application Group, Inc., aka MAGI, was an early innovator in the area of computer graphics. They are particularly well known for their work in television and film. The are credited with the first computer-generated imagery television advertisement, for IBM. Perhaps their most famous work is their lightcycles and tanks for Tron (1982). Technically, they were the first production house to use ray tracing to generate images, as well as constructive solid geometry techniques. The pseudopod in The Abyss marked CGIs acceptance in the visual effects industry. ... Tron is a 1982 Walt Disney Productions science fiction movie starring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and Clu), Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley (and Tron), Cindy Morgan as Lora (and Yori)and Dan Shor as Ram. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A ray traced scene. ... Constructive solid geometry (CSG) is a technique used in solid modeling. ...

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• History of MAGI